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Book Reviews, particularly those available from the Ottawa Public library

Torque for Teens

Torque for Teens, Michael Duggan, – 2011 Kids who want to develop games using Torque3D will like this book. 350 pages, with DVD.

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XNA 3.1 Game Development

XNA 3.1 Game Development for Teens – Game Development on the PC, Xbox 360, and Zune Player, Jerry Ford, – 2011 Kids who want to develop their own games will like this book. 250 pages.

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Agile Product Management with Scrum

Agile Product Management with Scrum – Creating Products That Customers Love, Roman Pichler, – 2010 Product managers will want to read this slim book. 100 pages.

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Instructional Design for Librarians

Instructional Design for Librarians and Information Professionals, Lesley Farmer, – 2011 Educators will want to read this book. The section on course-ware is useful. 200 pages.

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I Know Who You Are

I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did – Social Networks and the Death of Privacy, Lori Andrews, – 2012 Lawyers and policy makers will want to read this book. Hardcover, 200 pages.

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From Idea to Print

From Idea to Print – How to Write A Technical Article or Book and Get It Published, Roger Sanders, – 2011 If you plan to write a book you will want to read this. 350 pages.

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Apple Design

Apple Design 2011 If you are interested in industrial design then you will want to read this book. it is a homage to Apple, with pictures of Johnathan Ive and his products. The book is huge, hardcover, and has 300 … Continue reading

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Everything Guide to Online Genealogy

The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy – Use the Web to Trace your Roots, Share your History, and Create A Family Tree, Kimberly Powell, – 2011 Here is a gentle guide to searching for your ancestors. 300 pages.

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Rapid Cakephp

Rapid Application Development with Cakephp, Jamie Munro, – 2011 PHP programmers will want to read this practical little book, which seems to have been self-published. 150 pages.

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Listening to the Customer

Listening to the Customer, Peter Hernon, – 2011 Librarians will want to read this book. It would also be worthwhile reading for business owners. 200 pages.

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